Jordyn Frahm, a senior from the University of Nebraska, has been named the Honda Sport Award winner for Softball for the Class of 2026, as announced today by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) presented by Honda.

The announcement comes during a landmark moment for the organization, as the CWSA celebrates its 50th anniversary during the 2025-26 collegiate athletics season. For five decades, the Honda Sport Award has honored the nation’s top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, symbolizing “the best of the best in collegiate athletics.” Frahm is now a finalist for the prestigious Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and Class of 2026 Honda Cup, to be presented live on Monday, July 27, at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

Frahm was selected via a nationwide vote of administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. The other finalists for this year’s award were Megan Grant (UCLA), Maya Johnson (Belmont) and Isa Torres (Florida State).

“I would just like to thank the CWSA voters for selecting me for this award,” said Frahm. “There are so many amazing athletes and women in our sport and to be chosen to represent college softball is a huge honor. I am so grateful for the journey that God has led me on during my college career and I am truly blessed by everyone that’s been part of it.”

Frahm, a senior pitcher/utility player from Papillion, Neb., capped one of the most accomplished careers in NCAA softball history by earning 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year honors and becoming a two-time NFCA Division I Player of the Year. A two-time Honda Award finalist, Frahm is just the 14th player ever to be named a four-time NFCA First Team All-American and also earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. One of the nation’s premier two-way players, she helped lead Nebraska to Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships and the program’s eighth Women’s College World Series appearance.

At the plate, Frahm paced the Cornhuskers with a .422 batting average, 20 home runs, 51 RBI and 60 runs scored while posting a .496 on-base percentage and .806 slugging percentage. In the circle, she compiled a 21-6 record with a 1.37 ERA, 251 strikeouts and a nation-leading 12 saves, tying the Big Ten single-season record. Her dominance extended across the national rankings, where she finished among the top 10 in ERA, saves, shutouts, strikeout-to-walk ratio, strikeouts and WHIP.

Frahm made an immediate and lasting impact during her two seasons with the Huskers, owning single-season records for home runs, extra-base hits, runs scored, total bases, batting average and slugging percentage. A 2026 NFCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recipient and member of the USA Softball National Team Player Pool, she also excelled in the classroom, earning CSC Academic All-America honors and recognition as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Athlete.

As the CWSA marks its 50th anniversary, the organization continues its longstanding mission to honor excellence in athletics, leadership, academics, and community service. Since 1986, Honda has contributed more than $3.4 million in institutional grants to support women’s athletics programs nationwide.

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